Unconventional hydrocarbon resources: geological statistics, petrophysical characterization, and field development strategies

T Muther, HA Qureshi, FI Syed, H Aziz, A Siyal… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2022 - Springer
Hydrocarbons exist in abundant quantity beneath the earth's surface. These hydrocarbons
are generally classified as conventional and unconventional hydrocarbons depending upon …

[HTML][HTML] Laboratory to field scale assessment for EOR applicability in tight oil reservoirs

FI Syed, AK Dahaghi, T Muther - Petroleum Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Tight oil reservoirs are contributing a major role to fulfill the overall crude oil needs,
especially in the US. However, the dilemma is their ultra-tight permeability and an …

Huff-n-puff technology for enhanced oil recovery in shale/tight oil reservoirs: Progress, gaps, and perspectives

M Milad, R Junin, A Sidek, A Imqam, M Tarhuni - Energy & Fuels, 2021 - ACS Publications
In recent times, particularly in the 21st century, there has been an alarming increase in the
demand for global energy, along with continuous depletion in conventional oil reservoirs …

Modeling of natural-gas diffusion in oil-saturated tight porous media

MH Doranehgard, S Tran, H Dehghanpour - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, we propose a novel analytical solution to predict the diffusion coefficient and
depth of natural gas penetration during soaking period of the cyclic gas injection process …

Multi-Pronged Diagnostics with Modeling to Improve Development Decisions-An Operator Case Study

E Kerr, K Haustveit, R Scofield, E Estrada… - SPE Hydraulic …, 2022 - onepetro.org
The drive for capital efficiency in unconventionals has encouraged operators to understand
subsurface interactions as effectively as possible. Combining multiple types of new and …

Performance Optimization of CO2 Huff‐n‐Puff for Multifractured Horizontal Wells in Tight Oil Reservoirs

M Hao, S Liao, G Yu, X Lei, Y Tang - Geofluids, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper, the sensitivity factors of CO2 huff‐n‐puff for multifractured horizontal wells
(MFHWs) in tight oil reservoirs were investigated through an experimental test and …

Experimental and Mathematical Investigation of Natural Gas Huff-n-Puff on Eagle Ford Shale Samples

A Alinejad, H Dehghanpour - SPE Canadian Energy Technology …, 2023 - onepetro.org
Abstract Gas Huff-n-Puff (HnP) has been implemented as an enhanced oil recovery
technique to recover the residual oil after primary production from unconventional wells …

Impact of in-situ gas liberation for enhanced oil recovery and CO2 storage in liquid-rich shale reservoirs

P Mahzari, AP Jones, EH Oelkers - Energy Sources, Part A …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Carbon dioxide injection in shale reservoirs can be beneficial for enhanced oil recovery and
CO2 storage scenarios. CO2 mass transfer can be influenced strongly by the in-situ …

A field pilot of huff-n-puff gas injection for enhanced oil recovery in Permian Basin

R Ganjdanesh, E Eltahan, K Sepehrnoori… - SPE Annual Technical …, 2020 - onepetro.org
Unconventional oil wells exhibit rapid decline in oil production rate and low ultimate oil
recovery, even though the lateral drilling and completion technology have advanced …

Laboratory analyses and compositional simulation of the Eagle Ford and Wolfcamp Shales: A novel shale oil EOR process

AM Bustin, RM Bustin, R Downey… - SPE Improved Oil …, 2022 - onepetro.org
Cyclic injection-flowback (huff and puff, HnP) of natural gas or carbon dioxide has been
shown to improve the recovery of oil from low permeability, low porosity shale reservoirs …